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Mormons’ first families rally behind Romney

In the mid-1800s, newly converted families from across the United States and Europe gathered in the growing Mormon town of Nauvoo, Ill., to help their prophet, Joseph Smith, build a New Jerusalem. Soon driven out by anti-Mormon neighbors who killed Mr. Smith and his brother Hyrum, they trekked westward by foot and on horseback, chased by Indians, cholera and even United States troops before settling together safely in Utah.

{Poll} How Prepared Are You?

By Kaela Worthen Gardner

A recent study by Bankrate.com found that 28 percent of Americans have no emergency savings at all, and 49 percent don't even have enough to cover three months of expenses. Only 25 percent of America has enough to cover six months of expenses. Ouch!

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100 Youth Play Stunning "God Beyond All Praising" on Mt. Timp

"Our youth are playing their instruments from the mountain tops in an attempt to help those who are struggling," said American Heritage Lyceum Orchestra Director Kayson Brown. The latest of this 100-piece orchestra, "Jupiter Theme" or "O God Beyond All Praising," was filmed on the beautiful and inspiring hillsides of Mount Timpanogos in Utah County.

The Atlantic: Cheating Death and Being Okay with God

This Spring we learned of 32-year-old Russian multimillionaire Dmitry Itskov's determined 2045 Initiative, which involves "mass production of lifelike, low-cost avatars that can be uploaded with the contents of a human brain, complete with all the particulars of consciousness and personality." The mid-century goal, in which Itskov seems confident, is meant as a step toward immortality. David Segal in The New York Times put to paper the reaction of many: "Are you insane?"

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Latter-day Saint and Former Congresswoman Mia Love Becomes CNN Political Commentator

Former Utah Republican Congresswoman Mia Love has landed a job with CNN as a political commentator.

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Watch: Breathtaking Music Video Shares Beautiful Message for 9/11

By LDS Living

LDS multi award-winning independent pianist, violinist, and composer Jennifer Thomas collaborated with spoken word poet Jeremy Nelson (J.ournal Poems) to create "Nine Twelve," a music video inspired by the coming together of American citizens on the day after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

CNN: A look at Mitt Romney's faith journey

A cop arrived at the roadside wreckage of a June 1968 head-on collision in southern France, took one quick look at the Citroën’s unresponsive driver and, according to one of the driver’s friends, scrawled into the young man’s American passport, “Il est mort” - “He is dead.”

Washington Post: The Mormon Test

Soon there will be two Mormons running for president if Jon Huntsman, the former governor of Utah, follows through on his plans to join former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in the race for the Republican nomination. We look forward to hearing more from them but otherwise would note only that they seem to meet the qualifications prescribed in the Constitution: They are both natural-born citizens over 35 years old who have resided in the United States for at least 14 years.

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3 Utah Cities Rank in the Top 5 for Most Babies in the Country

MR says: It turns out three Utah cities rank high for having the most babies in the country, and their high population of Mormon families plays a big role in that ranking.

Watch: Celebrating the Ongoing Restoration of the Gospel Through the Testimonies of Saints from Around the World

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we celebrate an American hero who helped us believe in a dream.